Buckingham Name Meaning: Originates from the placed named Buckinghamshire and is comprised of the Anglo-Saxon, words, 'hamm', meaning 'water meadow', 'ing' meaning 'people of' and 'Bucca'which the leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers.
Taken from the place name, Buckinghamshire. The name itself comprising of the name of the leader of the first Anglo-Saxons, 'Bucca' the name translating as 'meadow/water meadow of Bucca's people'.
Discover how your Buckingham ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 96 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 15 |
| Channel Islands | 25 |
| Cheshire | 8 |
| Cornwall | 227 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 422 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 8 |
| Essex | 63 |
| Gloucestershire | 57 |
| Hampshire | 24 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 85 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 67 |
| Lancashire | 25 |
| Leicestershire | 33 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 475 |
| Middlesex | 53 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 42 |
| Northamptonshire | 53 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 345 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 98 |
| Somerset | 42 |
| Surrey | 41 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 103 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 17 |
| Yorkshire | 37 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 438 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 152 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| House Servant | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 35 |
| Laundress | 31 |
| Stone Mason | 21 |
| Servant | 19 |
| Carpenter | 16 |
| Straw Plaiter | 16 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Farmer's Son | 15 |
| Carter | 14 |
| Lace Maker | 14 |
| General Servant | 13 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Milliner | 11 |
| Farmer's Daughter | 11 |
| Gardener | 11 |
| Cook | 10 |
| House Maid | 10 |
| Copper Miner | 10 |
| Farmer's Wife | 10 |
| Groom | 10 |
| Tailor | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Buckingham | 1,982 |
| Mary Buckingham | 1,788 |
| John Buckingham | 1,459 |
| Elizabeth Buckingham | 1,270 |
| George Buckingham | 1,121 |
| James Buckingham | 1,079 |
| Sarah Buckingham | 871 |
| Thomas Buckingham | 857 |
| Charles Buckingham | 667 |
| Henry Buckingham | 607 |
| Ann Buckingham | 570 |
| Eliza Buckingham | 543 |
| Jane Buckingham | 478 |
| Frederick Buckingham | 460 |
| Emma Buckingham | 455 |
| Alice Buckingham | 403 |
| Ellen Buckingham | 393 |
| Annie Buckingham | 389 |
| Joseph Buckingham | 377 |
| Emily Buckingham | 332 |
| Hannah Buckingham | 329 |
| Edward Buckingham | 299 |
| Alfred Buckingham | 283 |
| Richard Buckingham | 272 |
| Arthur Buckingham | 253 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckingham | 100% | 29,593 |
| 2 | Beckingham | 90% | 3,232 |
| 3 | Backingham | 90% | 130 |
The surname Buckingham is the most popular version of all its varients